Chocolate Chip Cookies

Arwilda kept three different recipes with this title.

Shortening and hot-water recipe

Old Binder typed section

Ingredients

  • I cup shortening;
  • 3/4 cup white sugar;
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar;
  • 2 eggs beaten whole;
  • I teaspoon soda;
  • 2 I/4 cups flour;
  • I teaspoon salt; sift the three to-gether
  • I tablespoon hot water;
  • one package chocolate chips.

Directions

  1. Mix to-gether until well blended, stir in-the-- one package chocolate chips. Drop by teaspoon on greased cookie sheet about 12 minutes in 375 degree oven.
  2. sift the three to-gether

Timing: about 12 minutes

Temperature: 375 degree oven

Equipment: teaspoon; greased cookie sheet; oven

Small shortening, nut, and chip formula partial recipe

Decorative Recipe Tin PDF Choc Chip Cookies card

Ingredients

  • 1/2 C shortening
  • 3/4 C W. sugar
  • 1/2 C B. sugar
  • 1/2 t vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 1 C flour
  • 1/2 t baking soda
  • 1/2 t salt
  • 1/2 C nuts + choc chips

Notes

  • An underlined or connects the main title to a second line beginning Brown sugar; the last two words remain unclear, with readings such as Taste Chew or Fast Chew possible.

Toll House-derived butter-preference recipe

Clear Tote Toll House-derived card

From Toll House Cookies.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp soda
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Directions

  1. Mix together until blended.
  2. Add 12 oz package or 2 cups chocolate morsels.
  3. Bake at 375 for 10 to 12 min.
  4. Drop on greased cookie sheet (1/2 to one teaspoon size cookie).

Timing: 10 to 12 min

Temperature: 375

Equipment: greased cookie sheet

Notes

  • * off a chip package

As written

Here's what's cookin':

Serves: Double

(OVER)

Arwilda’s changes

  • Changed “1 cup butter or shortening” to “1 cup butter”

Compare the cards

Clear Tote Toll House-derived card
1 cup butter preferred over butter or shortening; 2 1/2 cups flour; 1 teaspoon vanilla; no salt or hot water listed.
Old Binder typed section
1 cup shortening; 2 1/4 cups flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon hot water; no vanilla listed.
Decorative Recipe Tin PDF Choc Chip Cookies card
1/2 cup shortening; 3/4 cup white sugar; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 1 egg; 1 cup flour; 1/2 teaspoon each soda and salt; 1/2 cup nuts plus chocolate chips without a separate chip quantity.
Clear Tote Toll House-derived card
Drop 1/2-to-1-teaspoon portions on a greased sheet; bake at 375 for 10 to 12 minutes.
Old Binder typed section
Drop by teaspoon on a greased sheet; bake about 12 minutes in a 375-degree oven.
Decorative Recipe Tin PDF Choc Chip Cookies card
No method, portion size, pan preparation, temperature, timing, doneness endpoint, or yield is included.

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